Koji Steven Sakai is a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist who has written and produced projects for Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.
A versatile storyteller across mediums, he is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures, a screenwriting instructor at UCLA Extension, and the creator of multiple acclaimed podcast series. Whether crafting feature films or developing audio pilots, Koji focuses on bringing compelling, diverse narratives to global audiences.
Fire up the grills, grab a cold drink, and prep your tinfoil hats, because summer grilling season is officially here! This month, Cat, Dwayne, and Koji tackle a heavy-hitting question that’s been sizzling all over the internet: Does Bill Gates want to destroy the cattle industry? To help us slice through the meat of this … Continue reading S6E3: Bill Gates, Skynet Farms, and the Black Market Ribeye
In this episode of Un-History, host Koji Steven Sakai pulls the ultimate architect of non-violent resistance, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, into his South Pasadena garage via the “Dead Air” machine. While Gandhi’s pristine global image has long been synonymous with peace, humility, and moral perfection, Koji digs past the carefully curated branding to audit the messy receipts … Continue reading UNHISTORY Episode 04: The Great Soul’s Shadow
Welcome back to Japanese America! In this episode, hosts Koji Steven Sakai and Michelle Malizaki take the podcast on location to Second Street in the heart of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, to record inside a true culinary and cultural landmark: Kouraku. Originally opened in 1976, Kouraku was recently honored by the City of Los Angeles with … Continue reading S3E5: Kouraku and the Taste of Home — Feeding a Community
Koji Steven Sakai takes the “Dead Air” machine into the darkest hours of American leadership. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the ultimate screen director of his own image, masking his wheelchair from a desperate nation. But as Koji points out, the real deception wasn’t his health—it was his conscience. In this raw, deeply personal episode, Koji holds FDR … Continue reading Episode 03 | FDR: The Splendid Deception
Koji Steven Sakai 